Classic Animation Track

Six 12-week Classes

The original, 18 month, online animation program. In this series of six classes – from Animation Basics to Polishing and Portfolio – students will learn to develop the artistic and technical skills they need to be successful as a character animator. Working, professional animators provide students with hands-on instruction and valuable industry insights. Graduates of program receive a diploma in Advanced Studies in Character Animation and leave with exciting new shots for their demo reel.

Choosea Classic.

Invest in the best and join the original animation educational community, pioneered by Animation Mentor and imitated by cheap knock-offs around the world.

PolishYour Skills.

Focus your efforts on developing the artistic and technical skills that will transform you into the best animator you can be.

BuildYour Demo Reel.

Develop world-class, animated shots that will make your demo reel stand out from the crowd.

In Animation Basics, you’ll go beyond software to learn how to realistically convey weight, motion and follow through – critical skills on your journey to become a character animator. You’ll start the course by learning how to animate a bouncing ball, and then evolve that bouncing ball through the creation of both “vanilla” and “personality” walk cycles.

Learn How to:

Understand critical principles of animation like weight and overlapping action

Convey emotions like joy, devastation and concern through sketchbook and posing exercises with our Stu rig

Go beyond the bouncing ball by learning to express different weights

Understand overlapping action by animating motion and follow through using Squirrels, Monster Ball or Bird Ball

Requirements

Have intermediate computer software skills. This course requires a basic knowledge of 3D software. If you have little to no experience using 3d animation software like Maya, Blender or 3DS Max, we strongly recommend our Maya Workshop: Animation Basics

Have a good understanding of the English language

Achieve a passing score on a basic aptitude test (Wonderlic test). This measures basic understanding in math and verbal skills